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Corn    Hopper 


Rear   View. 


Fll'"1  ^'  vcars  ago  "Tlu-  Man  with  the  Hoc"  and  the 
woman  too,  with  bent  hacks  and  aching  liones 
planted  the  corn  crop  of  this  great  country.  Une 
(if  the  carlv  stcjis  toward  tlic  rcHef  of  this  conchtion 
was  the  invention  of  the  Empire  (  )ne-Row  L'orn  Drill. 

'J'he  construction  is  simple  and   strong.     Made  en- 
Virelv  of  steel,  cast,  malleahles  and  wrought  iron,  except 
the  handles,  the  material   is  distributed  in  such  a  man- 
ner as  to  give  the  greatest  strength  with  least  possible 
weight.      iligh-class    material    only    is    used,    and    both 
workmanship  and  material  is  included  in  the  broad  and 
liberal    guarantee   of   first-class    service.      Especial    care 
is  devoted  to   selection  of  steel   shoes,  hoes  and  disks. 
Seed  plates  are  f|uickly  and   easily  changed  and  by   a 
siiuple  device,  plates  of  varying  thickness  may  also  be 
used.       I  he  many   years  of  great  popularity  with   farmers  who  have  use  for  such  a  tool 
is   due   to   its   unusual   reliabUity.      Unchanged    in    basic    principles,    the    luupire    of    today 
retains  its  original   simplicity,  effectiveness  and   great  durability. 

DIFFERENT  STYLES.  Plain  Drills  an!  I'ertilizer  Drills  are  supplied  in  Shoe,  Disk 
(ir   Ihie  styles  to  meet  soil   rei|nirements  uf  difterent  locahties. 

Shoes'  are  made  with  hmg  ground  line,  gradually  up-turning  at  point,  easy  to  guide 
and  steady  in  action.  The  rear  flanges  open  a  lv4-inch  trench  for  seed  and  i)revent  (hrt 
from  tilling  in  before  seed  has  reached  the  luiltom,  thus  insuring  an  even  plantmg  and 
covering. 

Double  disks  are  reallv  rolling  shoes.  Thev  join  at  the  front,  standing  apart  at  the 
rear  and  oi.cn  a  trench  a  little  wider  than  the  shoe.  Bearings  are  chilled,  very  smooth, 
hard  and  durable.     Draft   is  light  and  work   in  trashy  fields  especially  satisfactory. 

Hoes  ha\e  case-hardened  steel  points  and  are  preceded  by  a  steel  knife  coulter  to 
assist  in   opening  the  furrow.     'Idle  hoe  is  an   especially   simple  and   strong  device. 

Driving  feed  rods,  s(|uare  steel  shafts,  connect  the  ground  wheel  to  ring  gear  be- 
neath the  hopper  for  turning  the  seed  plates.  .\  similar  device  is  used  for  revolving 
the  fertilizer  feed  cone,  it  i)eing  located  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  ground  wheel. 
Adequate  adjustment  is  provided  bv  which  the  bevel  gears  on  feed  rod  can  be  (|uickly 
and  positively  adjusted.  Absolutely  certain  and  unhesitating  in  action  under  all  ccni- 
ditions,   this  device   is   particularly   satisfactory  when  heavy,  sticky  fertilizer  is  M,wn. 

Corn  hoppers  on  plain  drills  are  of  sheet  iron  sides  with  cast  top  and  bottom, 
side  is  bent  inward  to  give  drix'er  a  clear  view  of  corn  passing  to  the  outlet, 
plates  revolve  toward  the  brush  cut-off,  which  permits 
but  the  one  kernel  chambered  in  the  hole  of  seed  plate 
to  pass  out  nf  the  hopper.  luich  seed  is  carried  to  the 
top  of  the  see<l  tul;)e,  where  a  knocker  insures  its  prompt 
delivery  to  the  trench. 

Metal  cut-offs  are  supplied  wdien  ordered,  but  lirush 
cut-offs  are  recommended.  Seed  plates  with  ten  holes 
are  regularlv  shipped  with  ])lain  and  fertilizer  Shoe 
Drills,  ten-hole  plates  in  jilain  hoe  and  disk,  twelve- 
hole  ijlates  with  fertilizer  hoe  and  disk  drills.  Extra 
plates  with  a  greater  or  less  number  of  holes  may  be 
procured  fur  dropping  at  si)ecial  distances  not  possible 
with  regular  ecjuipment. 

.\n  attachment  for  drilling  Snrglium  and  other 
small  seeds  is  attached  to  each  machine. 


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Corn  Hopper,  Inside  View,  Showing 
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Empire  Plain  Shoe  Corn  Drill. 


Kmi)irc  Shoe  Drills  h;i\c  three  ehan^es  of  speed  on  the  20-incli  o-round  wheel  for 
l)olh  plain  and  ferlilizer  drills.  The  two  fertilizer  cones,  regularly  shipped,  give  si.\ 
qnantitv  speeds  for  fertilizer.  The  two  pinions  for  seed  hopper  with  l)oth  plain  and 
fertilizer  drills  provide  for  dropping  distances  of  S,  12,  IS,  20  and  .iU  inches  without 
change  from  tendmle  plates. 


Empire  Fertilizer  Shoe  Corn  Drill. 


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Fertilizer  and  Corn  Hopper  Combined,  Rear  View. 


Empire  Drills  for  drilling  corn 
and  fertilizer  at  the  same  operation 
are  c<|uipped  with  a  two-comjiartnient 
sheet  iron  hopper.  The  left  side  is 
devoted  to  corn  and  employs  similar 
plates  and  cut-offs,  described  on  a 
previous  page.  The  right  compart- 
ment is  for  drilling  fertilizer  and  is 
equipped  with  an  improved  type  of 
Marks  feed,  which  has  been  stand- 
ard with  fertilizer  sowers  for  so  many 
years  that  its  construction  is  gener- 
ally understood.  In  the  bottom  of 
the  fertilizer  compartment  a  revolv- 
ing cup  is  located  which  is  turned 
by  the  feed  shaft  gear.  Inside  the 
cup  is  a  stationary  cone  having  an 
eccentric  opening  or  lip  in  one  side. 
The  cone  is  closed  at  the  top  with  lip 
opening  near  the  revolving  bottom 
of  cup.  In  motion,  the  cone  is  at 
all  times  gathering  the  fertilizer 
from  the  revolving  cup  and  delivering  it  in  a  steady  stream.  One  revolution  of  the  cup 
will  deliver  a  certain  quantitv  of  fertilizer.  To  increase  or  diminish  the  quantity  sown, 
it  is  only  necessary  to  increase  or  diminish  the  speed  of  the  cup.  This  is  easily  ac- 
complished by  using  the  different  rings  of  cogs  on  ground  wheel  by  means  of  the  slid- 
ing pinion  on  feed  shaft.     Douljle  quantity  cones  can  be  supplied  if  desired. 

The  seed  and  fertilizer  both  are 
discharged  in  plain  sight  of  the  oper- 
ator. At  all  times  it  can  be  seen 
that  the  machine  is  doing  the  work 
properly  and  the  hoppers  are  not 
empty,  a  feature  greatly  appreciated 
by  operators. 

The  ordinary  capacity  of  fertil- 
izer feed  is  from  50  to  250  pounds 
per  acre,  depending  somewhat  upon 
condition  of  fertilizer.  Farmers  famil- 
iar with  fertilizer  know  that  different 
brands,  heavy  or  light,  cannot  be 
handled  in  exactly  the  same  amounts. 
Above  quantity  based  on  fertilizer 
weighing  about  two  pounds  per  (|uart. 

Pea  Attachments  consisting  of  a 
special  seed  plate  working  with  the 
retaining  cap  may  be  obtained  for 
drilling  stock  peas  from  the  fertilizer 
hopper.  By  this  simple  arrangement 
lioth  corn  and  peas  may  be  drilled  at 
same  time  and  in  same  row. 


Fertilizer  and  Corn  Hopper  Combined,  Inside  View. 


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Empire  Plain  Disk  Corn  Drill. 


Empire  Disk  Drills  have  five  changes  of  speed  on  the  22j2-inch  ground  wheel  on 
plain  and  fertilizer  drills,  giving  five  changes  of  fertilizer  quantities.  With  ten-hole 
seed  plate  in  plain  drills,  or  twelve-hole  in  fertilizer  drills,  single  kernels  of  corn  may  be 
dropped  8,  10,  12,  17  or  25  inches  apart. 


Empire  Fertilizer  Disk  Corn  Drill. 


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Empire  Plain  Disk  Corn  Diill  with  Covering  Wheel. 


Disk  and  Iloe  Drills,  holli  ]il;iin  and  fertilizer,  may  he  sti|)|>lieil  with  covering  or 
press  wheels  in  place  of  lilade  coverers.  \\heels  are  11' j  inches  in  diameter,  4>^-inch 
concave  rim  and  5-inch  hnh.  Made  of  cast  iron  and  weigh  twelve  ijounds.  Supplied 
with   scraper  and    frame   ready   to   attach. 


Empire  Plain  Hoe  Corn  l)iill  with  Covering  Wheel. 


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Empire  Plain  Hoe  Coin  Drill. 


(irdiind  wheels  22,'j  inches  in  diameter  are  used  nn  I'jnpii'e  lloe  Drills,  liulh  |ilain 
and  fertilizer,  both  sides  of  wheel  being'  supplieil  with  li\e  rings  of  cogs.  Fixe  differ- 
ent quantities  of  fertilizer  ma}'  be  sown.  Plain  drills  with  ten-hole  seed  ])late,  and  fer- 
tilizer drills  with  twelve-hole  seed  plate  will  distribute  single  kernels  of  corn  8,  10,  12, 
17  or  2?   inches  between  kernels. 


Empire  Fertilizer  Hoe  Coru  Drill. 


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THE  AMERICAN  SEEDING-MACHINE  COMPANY 

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RICHMOND.    INDIANA.    U.  S.  A. 


Sold  by 
INTERNATIONAL  HARVESTER  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA 

{ Incorporated) 

CHICAGO  USA 


For  further  information  write  International  Harvester  Company  of  America 
Chicago,  III.,  or  write  our  nearest  branch  house. 


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